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MTV Getting into Music Download Business

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the getting-crowded-in-here dept.

Pranjal writes "According to this article at Economic Times, MTV is getting into the music download business. MTV chief Tom Freston announced on Monday, the service would debut within the first half of next year. Looks like the online music download business is heating up."

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  1. I'm from Saint Louis, and I've never said "herre" by sweeney37 · · Score: 4, Funny

    seeing how this is MTV, this really should be:

    "from the getting-crowded-in-her r e dept."

    Mike

  2. Better late than never. by greyrax · · Score: 3, Funny

    No, wait. Better never in this case.

  3. MTV and music? by mckeowbc · · Score: 5, Funny

    I thought they only showed crappy shows like "Made" and "Road Rules". Since when has MTV been about music?

    1. Re:MTV and music? by Tyler+Durden · · Score: 2, Funny

      This reminds me of a great Lewis Black joke...

      "MTV is to music what KFC is to chicken."

      So true.

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      Happy people make bad consumers.
  4. But wait a minute... by GTRacer · · Score: 4, Funny
    Won't the service only be available from about 11pm to 10am? Since the rest of the time the only downloads will be Real World/Road Rules and "Real Life - I'm a Hacker" eps...

    GTRacer
    - Commercial entertainment quality is teh suck.

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    Defending IP by destroying access to it? That makes sense, RIAA/MPAA. Go to the corner until you can play nice!
  5. I smell by jlechem · · Score: 5, Funny

    another .com bust in the making.

    Threadkilling since 1992

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    Hold up, wait a minute, let me put some pimpin in it
  6. Re:Hotting up?! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    You prove your own point. It is spelled "dimwits."

  7. Oh goody! MTV blazes new frontiers!!! :( by RobertAG · · Score: 3, Funny

    Considering MTV's track record with music videos, I shudder to think at what they could be offering:

    1. Waves and Waves of boy bands and Britney/Christina clones.

    2. Non-stop product endorsements embedded in MP3s and video downloads.

    3. Downloadable versions of Real World and other "reality" shows.

    4. "Special" IM clients that ensure a "safe" environment for children (no perverts, etc) while allowing only "approved" advertizing to float by the screen. Note: This software will automatically monitor you computer to make sure your "children" don't "accidentally" download copywrited material. Anything not digitally signed will be automatically deleted "for your own good."

    My inlaw's computer is a cesspool of Ad/Spy ware caused by the various crap their 16 year old daughter's downloaded over the past two years. I routinely have to uninstall garbage that she installs just to get past annoying popups.

  8. Re:Hotting up by mcpkaaos · · Score: 2, Funny

    If you read slashdot more often you'd be able to subconscously correct minor typoes like that.

    If you can't beat 'em, join 'em, I always saye.

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